§Roadway environment and
hazard mitigation is the most effective way to reduce fatalities and serious injuries.
§The number one
contributing cause for those driving extended distances is fatigue, sleep deficit and complications from medical problems,
therefore improving the acceptance and use of rest areas
is a critical public safety strategy.
§The truth is of those
accidents that are preventable, engineering solutions represent the only true solutions because you cannot correct a
design deficiency with enforcement. If there is a
problem area, then the engineer needs to act on it to
determine what is contributing to the problem, what remedies may be indicated to correct it, and then place it on
the action list accordingly.
§Placing an invented
number on a sign will not make you safer, but fact based laws that are uniformly applied, and making sure best
safety practices are followed will.